Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Gregory-Portland Wildcats walked away with it. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lobos on Tuesday and snuck past 45-42. The victory was just what Gregory-Portland needed coming off of a 57-27 loss in their prior contest.
Gregory-Portland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brittney Chapman, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Madison Kilgore was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
Palmview lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mia Rojas, who scored 13 points along with four steals. Rojas is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Destinee Garza, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Gregory-Portland is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. As for Palmview, their defeat dropped their record down to 30-7.
Gregory-Portland will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Vela at 8:00 p.m. on February 16th. Vela will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Gregory-Portland surely won't give up without a fight. Palmview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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